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Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
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DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
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This is a group set up to support those Moms, Wives and other family members in the Northern Virginia, DC & Maryland areas. To lift each other up and possibly get together occasionally to have fun, share and most of all - KEEP EACH OTHER GOING!
Location: Northern VA/Washington DC/Maryland
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Comment by lori on March 25, 2011 at 2:13pm
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Marilyn- wish I could do it. Mel will be here that weekend. Drat- that would have been fun and we need another adventure...soon!
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Comment by Mar ProudSailorMom on March 25, 2011 at 9:32am
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For ANYONE interested....
We are having a NAVY FOR MOMS weekend get away on April 16/17 up in the Gettysburg, PA area!
I've booked a room at the Hampton Inn Hanover -
309 Wilson Ave.Hanover, PAUnited States, 17331
Tel: 1 717-633-1117BIG HUGS!!
MArilyn
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The weekend was lovely! We had a long drive down and an even LONGER drive back - but it was worth it!!! Since he is "phase one" he can't leave the base yet - so we had to find everything we could there on base to entertain ourselves. But we did ok. Mostly we just hung out and spent time chatting and my husband worked on getting his new computer set up for him. As long as we were together, I was happy! Not sure when we'll see him again.
You leave to see your "hubbin" soon, don't you? So what is the plan? What happens after A school for you? Does he have any other schools/training he has to do?
All the best with the END of the school year!
~marilyn~
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very cool! I actually worked with autistic middle schoolers for a couple years. Loved it so much, but it was SO physical and emotional! My daughter is currently a Para in a middle school MOMAR class. Its her 3rd year. She's also going to school to be a Speech Pathologist. She has a ways to go since she also has to work full time! I'm sure you're really waonderful at what u do. And I've no doubt your students are blessed to have u and will miss you terribly when you're gone. I'm also sure you'll have no problem finding something wherever you go. Its always beautiful when special kids/people can have terrific people who genuinely care about them. I will hope you are BOTH lead to just the right place to share your unique gifts. :)
i'll let you know how the visit goes. :)
blessings
marilyn
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WOW - a teacher! That's wonderful! What grade? I know this time of year has to be CRAZY BUSY for you!
Be sure to let me know when you find out where you'll be, and we can see what I can set up. Either way, Norfolk or San Diego, you will LOVE IT. My son and daughter-in-law and their little girl are moving to San Diego in Aug. It's a lovely place.
J is going to basically be and asst. to the Chaplain and his body guard. Which means he also has to go to combat school. I think he'll enjoy it. I HOPE SO. When he's 21 he can go to seminary to work towards being an actual Chaplain. He'll have to get a degree to do that.
Have a wonderful rest of your day!
~marilyn~
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I hadn't heard that about 195. P was in 199 so he wouldn't have known what was going on.
What would be your husbands pick? CA or VA? I know P was hoping for Hawaii!
So were you able to get a place in GL short term while your husbands in school?
Never thought about how hard it is on the wives-the uncertainty of the time frame of things and moving. How are you doing?
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J is in school in South Carolina to be an "RP" - which is a Chaplain's asst. - he wants to be a Chaplain, and this is his first step! We are heading down there this weekend to visit with him. It will be good. Short - but good!
Norfolk is a good place to start out at! Then I could come visit you, and bring sweet Lori with me! :) AND the company I work for does a lot with the Navy ships down there, so I might be able to get us a tour or something! It would be super FUN! :)
Glad you will soon be with your hubby. I know you must miss him a lot.
Blessings,
~marilyn~
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I've sent you a couple posts in the AECF group. My son is in the same school and grad same time. I live in Maryland- Marilyn and I got together once.
I'm glad you found a place near by at GL. I'm sure your missing your hubby a lot.
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We DID have our PIR on the 27th! And it's wonderful to hear from you!
I live in Stafford, and work in Arlington/Rosslyn. Are you coming back here after A school is done, or do you know yet??
It'd be great to keep in touch, and maybe even squeeze in a lunch if we have time before you head out!
Blessings,
~marilyn~
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Welcome, Cori! I hope that you find this to be a WONDERFUL PLACE!!
Lori - you're right! I will have to work to get other people on here to balance the support for Jordan! Heehee!!
I am hopeful that we will find others who will be a part of our Navy group here! :)
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